11:49 PM,
Mar. 19, 2013

Julius Randle

Written by

Steve Jones
| The Courier-Journal

John Calipari's constellation of five-star 2013 basketball recruits could grow even brighter today with the 1 p.m. EDT college announcement of Dallas-area power forward Julius Randle, who has the Wildcats among his four finalists.

Randle, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound player and consensus top-five prospect in the senior class, is down to UK, Kansas, Florida and Texas and will announce his choice during an assembly at his school, Prestonwood Christian Academy, that will be televised on ESPNU.

UK and Kansas are thought to be the favorites to land Randle, although he's kept his intentions secret ...